WeddingWire

I had an extremely disappointing experience with WeddingWire/The Knot (The Wedding Pro). Their customer support was unhelpful, and their business practices felt deceptive and rigid, ultimately harming my small business rather than supporting it.
I invested over $8,000 in an annual contract, expecting a worthwhile return based on their promises of increased bookings. However, I secured only one elopement and two weddings—far from enough to offset the cost, leaving me with virtually no profit after advertising expenses. The platform offers no clear way to evaluate ROI, and their system locks you in without flexibility.
Adjusting or canceling your contract is a nightmare. You can't do it independently online—you're forced to speak with an account specialist, whose primary goal seems to be retention rather than resolution. Worse, changes or cancellations must be requested more than five days before the billing cycle, a detail buried in fine print. In my case, I emailed just before this deadline to adjust my plan, only to endure a 40-minute retention call where I was told cancellation wasn't possible due to timing. They offered to adjust my plan with supervisor approval, but what followed was a bait-and-switch.
I received a new contract labeled as their "bottom tier" for another full year, despite our phone discussion about switching to month-to-month billing. I immediately flagged the discrepancy via email, noting the contract didn't reflect our agreement. My specialist didn't respond until after the weekend, by which time I'd been charged $689 for the incorrect plan. Monday's follow-up call revealed more confusion: another representative claimed the year-long contract was month-to-month, a contradiction that wasn't clarified to me prior. I refused to sign due to this lack of transparency, but they insisted I'd been "informed" via the contract terms.
The customer service team showed zero empathy, treating me like a number rather than a struggling small business owner. Their inflexible policies and lack of accountability left me feeling taken advantage of. My business suffered financially from this partnership, while they profited at my expense. The Wedding Pro dominates the market, but their practices prioritize their bottom line over the vendors they claim to support. I strongly caution other photographers against investing here—look elsewhere for promotion that actually benefits your business.

Do not use WeddingWire or the Knot to help you pick vendors for your wedding. I had a terrible experience with a photographer that they highly recommended. I tried to leave an honest review to help other couples and the WeddingWire/The Knot removed my review instantly. They have asked me for more information and I have provided an abundance of proof of my very poor experience regarding this vendor but they have yet to repost my review. They favor the vendor because they are paid by them. This is unethical.
Update - I have been communicating with Casey from WeddingWire and she told me EXACTLY how to reword my review if I wanted it posted. She has asked me to be untruthful and said she will not post my review until I make those edits that she made for me! This has been going on for over a month of back & forth emails. She wants me to get frustrated and give up so that Bayless Photography in Wakefield, RI can continue to have only 5 star reviews with some that are made up reviews on WeddingWire while ruining people's weddings and memories. This is outrageous. Shame on you WeddingWire!

There are real couples on here and they're great but few and far between. There are also a ton of fake leads and you'll spend so much time answering leads that never pan out. What's most concerning is how shady the business is — I was locked into a year contract and I understood that. I was clear that I was not consenting to an auto-renew. A year goes by and it auto renews at double the price. I have to pay a month before I can cancel. Such a scam. Don't give them your money.

Wedding wire charge a fee for the small business to advertise. They ask you to sign up for 12 month without having any possibilities to cancel. We didn't get any event booked after 4 months and they refused to cancel the contract. They over estimate the traffic they will generate for you. Stay away

The de-evolution of WeddingWire's business model is complete: "Screw the paying customers; growth at all costs!" They trick vendors into year-long commitments with promises of exposure to interested couples and qualified leads. They deliver garbage leads that are clearly cut'n'paste or are scams. No quality control, no customer service. A constant turnover of account reps means having the same conversation over and over again, explaining why I won't advertise with them again. The last rep ended our call with "well, we can't love everybody."
Technology and social media has made it even easier for couples to find vendors. Seems to me the entire industry has moved past WeddingWire's irrelevant platform.

You pay a fortune to advertise. Then you get scam messages, ghosted, and it leads you to wonder why. Well no matter what price point you pay (they have tiers) after a couple inquires it give them 5-8 more suggestions for vendors to reach out to in the same category. So if you are tier one paying a ton of money, you still get thrown in the mix with the 5-8 others who don't pay as much as you do.

They scam you when it's close to renewal time or if you complain. I noticed it every time.

When I asked why they give more suggestions they said Netflix has the same business model. Which was comical to me. How is it even comparable? When I spend $20 a month of course I want to know all of the videos that compare to what I just watched that's why I'm on the platform. That is NOT why we pay so much to advertise with wedding pro.

I've had a glitch on my account for over a year. They combined my company with another and removed all of the reviews I had.

This company is totally out to screw its clients/vendors. Just google the recent articles from New York Post about this awful company. My husband was coerced and manipulated into sig ing a stupid 1 year co tract that is nearly $400/month. The majority of inquiries on this site are bots and nothing converts to an actual client. We cancelled the entire credit card that was linked to the account to stick it to this company.

As a DJ these sites are supposed to be useful to generate leads. As I operate out of my home office I have to use where I live, and I can assure you that no one here uses Wedding Wire. I was told that I had to by my home town first before I could buy any other cities, lol. This is at $176/mo for zero leads. THEN I could add another city for the same. This is insane the money grab from the vendors they present to people looking. If I went with their service I would have to raise my rates which a lot think are already high.

Weddingwire took down my legitimate complaint against a company i had been in negotiations with for a month. My negative review is because the company baited us with a contest discount and then pulled the rug out from under us and canceled our contract without notice. Weddingwire claims we are not their client so they removed our review. Consumers should be informed of what they may expect before they waste their time with a company that is dishonest and unprofessional.

At the time of signing I was told I will have an account manager. My account manager is never available. I asked to cancle my account renewal but they went ahead and charged me for a new year anyway. I have been wrongly charged for the last 3 months and when I tried to get in touch with someone for it, no one was available. I'm still trying! The team works remotely and no one answers the calls or responds to voice mails.
I have barely received any leads - most of the leads are scam leads. You are better off advertising somewhere else.